Notorious Copyright Cases - Men At Work "Down Under" (Larrikin Music Vs EMI Songs Australia)

In 2008 80's Australian rock band, Men at Work, was sued for copyright infringement when their hit from nearly 30 years previous was alleged to have copied parts of a song written 45 years before theirs.

It was one of the biggest music copyright cases in Australian music history and it all started from a question on a quiz show.


0:26 Intro
1:07 Origins of Men at Work and "Down Under"
1:51 The first recording (Audio)
2:02 Getting signed and the first hit single and album
4:52 Spicks and Specks guests try to identify the song
5:24 Origins of "Kookaburra"
8:00 "Kookaburra" in Doctor Who
8:16 Larrikin's new owners decide to start legal action
13:04 Australian copyright law overview
13:33 Audio comparison of the 2 songs (With Isolated instruments)
14:16 "Causal connection"?
14:55 The musicologist's opinion
16:15 Colin Hay's evidence
17:41 Justice Peter Jacobson's ruling
19:33 The Appeal
22:41 Head of Larrikin, Norm Lurie's statement
23:22 Public opinion in Australia
24:04 Greg Ham
25:31 "Down Under" is back on the charts!
26:04 Outro

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